I’ve already talked about one of my favorite combinations consisting of cinnamon and sugar when I made these Cinnamon Sugar Muffins. It truly is one of my favorite combos, especially when it comes to pastries, desserts, and other breakfast treats. When I decided to make coffee cake this past weekend for breakfast, I had to decide between three options – cream cheese, fruit filled, or cinnamon sugar. All sounded lovely, but the Cinnamon Sugar Coffee Cake won.

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Now, I’ve made coffee cake before, but I’ve never gotten all fancy and tried to do a braided coffee cake, mainly because it looked tricky, and sometimes I’m a wimp. It turns out, the whole braided look is so easy to achieve. I started with a basic slightly sweet dough, rolled it out into a 14 x 11 inch rectangle, and then began making cuts. Each line in the diagram below shows you where you should cut. Each cut was about three inches long and they were spaced about 1.5-2 inches apart.

When I was done making the cuts, I spread a cinnamon sugar filling down the middle and then began folding the strips towards the middle to create the braided look. After 45 minutes of rising, my coffee cake was ready to bake. It didn’t look perfect, but it still looked impressive. Once it was done baking, I drizzled it with a light glaze and it turned out fantastic!